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Why would APs need to do any of that stuff?

• wmf 12y ago
  People are going to expect this system to also do routing/firewalling/etc.
  • andyana 12y ago
    Those same people expect their fridge to make them coffee.
    • Kalium 12y ago
      In a world where most common fridges already make coffee, that's not so unreasonable.
      • mynameisvlad 12y ago
        I wouldn't say most common fridges make coffee. It's more like "some high-end fridges" make coffee. If you're in the market for a fridge that makes coffee, you can easily find one, but most people are going to be getting a normal fridge, perhaps with a water dispenser at most.
        • Kalium 12y ago
          In this context, pretty much all "fridges" have the capability to "make coffee" built in. Most owners aren't aware of this, but that doesn't change that the features are still there.
          • mynameisvlad 12y ago
            Maybe I'm not exactly understanding your context, but how, exactly, do most fridges have the capability to make coffee? Because my fridge doesn't make coffee. And I'd wager most don't either since http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/18/technology/innovationnation/keurig-coffee-fridge/ http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/18/technology/innovationnation/... is a news article from last month under the category "Innovation Nation".
            • Kalium 12y ago
              It's a metaphor. The "fridge" is a wireless AP and "making coffee" is firewalling and routing functionality. Most wireless APs can and do have those features.
    • schwap 12y ago
      ... or they simply expect it to do what their existing WiFi AP/router combo already does?
      • MichaelApproved 12y ago
        Just because their existing router had the capabilities to do it, doesn't mean that the average person is using or needs that capability.
        • wmf 12y ago
          Doesn't almost everyone use the NAT functionality in their home router? It's hard to even find a consumer AP that isn't also a NAT router. This strongly implies that any consumer AP better also include NAT.
          • andyana 12y ago
            They're not really hard to find. Here's one I found in 10 seconds from my neighborhood electronic shop: http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/d-link-d-link-unified-wireless-n-poe-access-point-dwl-2600ap-dwl-2600ap/10247011.aspx?path=4385ffa7e6ca5d25c3f79c5aafdd1ca4en02 http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/d-link-d-link-unified... While, I get what you are saying with regards to most people expecting wifi and routing in an all-in-one package, this is clearly not what Eero is meant to do. If someone buys this expecting it do everything, then they will probably be able to return it for a full refund.